This is Jack Nightingdale's third outing. Nightmare develops the characters in the earlier books, and Jack is involved with some very dodgy types (both human and supernatural). There are some unexpected twists, and the tension is unbearable at times. So believable is Leather that reader will wonder if indeed it could happen as it is written. Given Mr. Leather's ability as a mainstream thriller writer, it is to his credit that his supernatural stories are every bit as gripping. Not since Denis Wheatley has a writer managed this. And the good news is that it is rumoured that there could be a further outing or two for Jack Nightingdale......

Despite not having read the preceding novels in this series I found myself quite enjoying it. There's enough explanation by way of plot devices to ensure that readers new to the series will cotton on to what has happened thus far without too much frustration or confusion. I liked the witty repartee between the central character and the main drug dealer, and between Nightingale and Jenny. Some great comedic moments well placed in a really rather taut and scary story. One which has a particulary odious villain. I'm not sure whether I'd read any others by this author though, partly because they seem to be hard to come by, but also because my book shelves (and secret stash in the draw in my bed) are overflowing!

For a longish book (around 500 pages), this was quite a quick read. Unfortunately, I personally found it a bit on the repetitive side at the start as there is only so much you can read that involves Jack being dragged in to the police station for questioning for whatever crime he was suspected of at that point in time. Get past that though, and it becomes a speedy supernatural thriller and I wasn't particularly sure where it was going to go. It's also, annoyingly, one of those books that can't be talked about in detail or you end up giving the whole plot away. So I will end like this: it wasn't as good as book two but it did manage to progress the overall story arc a bit more. It also has a twist at the end that I didn't particularly like but I am looking forward to seeing where the author goes with it. All in all, it was a decent, if not outstanding, read that I enjoyed. Jack's an interesting character to read about thanks to his complicated past and the guilt he feels over the death of Sophie, a young girl who threw herself from the balcony of her home. I will no doubt pick up the next book on its release.